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Re: [802SEC] disbanding 802.5



I'll second.

Carl
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-stds-802-sec@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG 
> [mailto:owner-stds-802-sec@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG] On Behalf Of 
> Paul Nikolich
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 3:51 PM
> To: STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
> Cc: j.carlo@IEEE.ORG; Robert Love
> Subject: [802SEC] disbanding 802.5
> 
> Dear EC Members,
> 
> The time has come to disband the 802.5 Working Group.  I have 
> checked with the hibernating 802.5 WG chair, Bob Love, and he 
> confirmed there is no interest in keeping the WG in 
> hibernation. To my knowledge, all the 802.5 standards have 
> been withdrawn, nor due any of the 802.5 LOAs 
> (http://standards.ieee.org/db/patents/pat802_5.html) have an 
> impact on any other 802 documents.
> 
> The 802 P&P state:
> "7.2.5.2 Disbanding a WG After all standards, recommended 
> practices, and Technical Reports for which a hibernating WG 
> is responsible are withdrawn or transferred to another group 
> or groups, an EC electronic ballot of 30 days minimum 
> duration will be conducted to determine whether the 
> hibernating WG will be disbanded.  If the EC electronic 
> ballot on disbanding the group passes, the WG is disbanded. 
> If the ballot fails, then the EC Chair shall determine a 
> future date when the disbanding of the group will be reballoted." 
> 
> I believe David Law is willing to make the motion to disband 
> 802.5 (please confirm David), I will need a second to begin 
> the 30 day electronic ballot.  Any takers?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> --Paul 
> 
> 
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